Tubby Scots buy more super XL size clothes than anywhere else in the UK, it has been revealed.
Big boned men snap up the clothes in sizes from XL to 8XL, topping a poll of overweight shoppers.
And Aberdeen has been described by a clothing firm as its biggest buyer of extra large clothes relative to its population.
Figures from clothing firm bigdudeclothing, which caters for larger males, revealed that Scotland came top of the peg for purchases of Super King size (7XL to 8XL) clothing in the UK.
They easily beat off competition from England where the percentage of Super XL clothes bought is half of that purchased north of the border.
The most popular size in Scotland is a 5XL while in England that is a 4XL.
Glasgow is the most popular city in Scotland for orders above a 3XL.
Darrell Freeman, the managing director of bigdudeclothing, said: “We found that Scotland is the biggest region for ‘Super King Size’ clothing, with most 7XL’s and 8XL’s sold there.
“For example, a request we got before Christmas from our custom clothing page was for 58 inch waist tartan kilt.
“In terms of percentage of sizes, 8.7 per cent of sizes sold in Scotland are an 8XL, while that number in England is 4.9 per cent.
“Glasgow is the most popular city in Scotland for orders above a 3XL.
“However, Aberdeen as a percentage of population is by far our biggest city. We seem to sell a lot of formal wear in Aberdeen particularly 23 inch collar formal shirts.
“Revenue from Scotland in first quarter of 2015 was 13.2 per cent, quite strange as the population is only 8.5 per cent of the UK.”
The survey found that the most popular waist size among Scots customers was 46 inches.
Researchers also calculated that the average British man will weigh 15 stone and 6 pounds in 30 years, a 2 and a half stone increase from 2014 averages.
They also revealed that the average shoe size amongst British men will be a 15, compared to just a 9 in 2014.
Darrell added: “I think it’s always interesting to see the different trends that develop with clothes sizes, so we thought we’d take a look at our sales and site visits to see if there was any relationship between clothes, shoe size and regions of the UK.
“It’s difficult to say for certain whether there is any relationship between the two, but I would say that the lifestyles led within different areas of the UK could be reflected in our stats.
“We were able to calculate what the average weight and shoe size will be in 30 years by taking a look at statistics from 30 years ago. Whilst some may be worried that the average weight in 30 years will be 15 stone and 6 pounds, I think it’s a sign of men across the country embracing their bodies and their lifestyles.
“The ‘dadbod’ has been popular on social media recently, and our stats show that this could be the way forward for the modern man.”